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Chassis Management Controller Version 5.1 for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide

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setflexaddr

Description Enables or disables FlexAddress on a particular slot or fabric.

To run this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.

If the fabric type is determined to be InfiniBand, the operation is canceled and the command returns an error. If the FlexAddress feature is not activated, the command returns an error.

  • NOTE: The server must be turned off to change the slot state. All servers must be turned off to change the fabric state. The MAC/WWN addresses must be managed locally (not by an external console) to run this command.
Synopsis 
  • racadm setflexaddr -i <slotNum> 0|1 
  • racadm setflexaddr -f <fabricName> 0|1
Input
  • -i <slotNum> — Enables or disables FlexAddress for the specified slot.
  • -f <fabricName> — Enables or disables FlexAddress for the specified fabric.
  • <slotNum>= 1–16

  • <fabricName>= A, B, C, iDRAC

    • 0 : Disable
    • 1 : Enable
Example
  • Disable flexaddress for slot 2. 
    racadm setflexaddr -i 2 0
  • Enable flexaddress for fabric A. 
    racadm setflexaddr -f A 1
  • Disable flexaddress for fabric B. 
    racadm setflexaddr -f b 0
  • Disable flexaddress for fabric iDRAC. 
    racadm setflexaddr -f idrac 0

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